B-words Flashcards
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Bacchanalian
A
Orgiastic; like wild drunken revelry
2
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Baleful
A
Something that exerts an evil influence or foreshadows evil
3
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Baneful
A
Something that is poisonous or deadly
4
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Barrister
A
Lawyer
5
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Bawdy
A
Obscene; course; humorous
6
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Beatific
A
Displaying or imparting joy
7
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Begrudge
A
To envy; to resent
8
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Beguile
A
Trick
9
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Belated
A
Delayed; late
10
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Bellicose
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Violent; warlike
11
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Benevolent
A
Kind
12
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Berate
A
To scold severely
13
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Bereft
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Lacking something needed
14
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Betroth
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To become engaged
15
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Biennial
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Every two years
16
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Blandishment
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Flattery
17
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Blighted
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Ruined; destroyed; withered
18
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Boisterous
A
Rowdy
19
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Bombastic
A
Grandiloquent (wordy, pompous) in speech or writing
20
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Braggadocio
A
Cockiness; a braggart
21
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Brusque
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Brief; curt; gruff; discourteous
22
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Bucolic
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Pastoral; typical of farms and rural life
23
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Bumptious
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Self-assertive
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Burgeon
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To grow; sprout; flourish
25
Burnish
To polish
